Paul Walker's mother drops custody bid for late actor's daughter

By Steve Almasy, CNN

Updated 8:01 AM ET, Fri April 18, 2014

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Paul Walker, a star of the "Fast & Furious" movie franchise, died Saturday, November 30, 2013, in a car crash. He was 40. Here's a look at his career through the years:

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker, left, and Vin Diesel appear in a scene from "Fast & Furious 6." Walker's role as Brian O'Conner in the franchise helped to make the actor a star.

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker and Jordana Brewster appear in "Fast 5."

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Kevin Rankin and Walker appear in "Pawn Shop Chronicles," a film about a missing wedding ring that sets off a wild goose chase.

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker also had a starring role in the upcoming film "Hours," which is about a father trying to keep his daughter alive after Hurricane Katrina.

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – The actor was part of a band of thieves in the movie "Takers."

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker appears in the action film "Into the Blue," which also starred Jessica Alba.

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker appears in "The Fast and the Furious," the first movie in the franchise.

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker and Reese Witherspoon in a scene from the film "Pleasantville."

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker, center, appeared in "Skulls" with Leslie Bibb and Joshua Jackson in 2000.

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker and Freddie Prinze Jr. co-starred in the popular film "She's All That."

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Brooklynn Proulx and Walker appear in the film "The Lazarus Project."

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Paul Walker: Life in the Fast Lane – Walker, left, and Barry Pepper were U.S. Marines in the drama "Flags of Our Fathers."